Solid State Chemistry and its Applications 2nd Edition: Student Edition is an extensive update
and sequel to the bestselling textbook Basic Solid State Chemistry the classic text for
undergraduate teaching in solid state chemistry worldwide. Solid state chemistry lies at the
heart of many significant scientific advances from recent decades including the discovery of
high-temperature superconductors new forms of carbon and countless other developments in the
synthesis characterisation and applications of inorganic materials. Looking forward solid
state chemistry will be crucial for the development of new functional materials in areas such
as energy catalysis and electronic materials. This revised edition of Basic Solid State
Chemistry has been completely rewritten and expanded to present an up-to-date account of the
essential topics and recent developments in this exciting field of inorganic chemistry. Each
section commences with a gentle introduction covering basic principles progressing seamlessly
to a more advanced level in order to present a comprehensive overview of the subject. This new
Student Edition includes the following updates and new features: * Expanded coverage of bonding
in solids including a new section on covalent bonding and more extensive treatment of metallic
bonding. * Synthetic methods are covered extensively and new topics include microwave synthesis
combinatorial synthesis mechano-synthesis atomic layer deposition and spray pyrolysis. *
Revised coverage of electrical magnetic and optical properties with additional material on
semiconductors giant and colossal magnetoresistance multiferroics LEDs fibre optics and
solar cells lasers graphene and quasicrystals. * Extended chapters on crystal defects and
characterisation techniques. * Published in full colour to aid comprehension. * Extensive
coverage of crystal structures for important families of inorganic solids is complemented by
access to CrystalMaker(r) visualization software allowing readers to view and rotate over 100
crystal structures in three dimensions. * Solutions to exercises and supplementary lecture
material are available online. Solid State Chemistry and its Applications 2nd Edition: Student
Edition is a must-have textbook for any undergraduate or new research worker studying solid
state chemistry.
